diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index 285cd3d9c..f36c4ae54 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ ENDIF(QCA2_FOUND)
 IF(LIBATTICA_FOUND)
     SET( libGuiSources ${libGuiSources} AtticaManager.cpp )
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${LIBATTICA_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-    LIST(APPEND LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBATTICA_LIBRARIES} ${LibAttica_LIBRARIES} ${QuaZip_LIBRARIES} )
+    LIST(APPEND PRIVATE_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBATTICA_LIBRARIES} ${LibAttica_LIBRARIES} ${QuaZip_LIBRARIES} )
     IF( TOMAHAWK_QT5 )
-        LIST(APPEND LINK_LIBRARIES KF5::Attica )
+        LIST(APPEND PRIVATE_LINK_LIBRARIES KF5::Attica )
     ENDIF( TOMAHAWK_QT5 )
 ENDIF(LIBATTICA_FOUND)
 
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( tomahawklib
     # Thirdparty shipped with tomahawk
     ${LIBPORTFWD_LIBRARIES}
     ${QTKEYCHAIN_LIBRARIES}
+    ${PRIVATE_LINK_LIBRARIES}
 
     LINK_PUBLIC
     # External deps